Before he became heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis’s mother forced him to play the violin. Or so she thought. She handed over a quarter a week for lessons. But he never showed up, choosing ...
For 12 years — longer than any fighter past or present — Joe Louis would be the undisputed king of boxing. So dominant, in fact, that the “Brown Bomber” transcended the stringent racial barriers of ...
For 12 years - longer than any fighter past or present - Joe Louis would be the undisputed king of boxing. So dominant, in fact, that the "Brown Bomber" transcended the stringent racial barriers of ...